My mother gave me her old Macbook, her old Apple id keeps popping up though. How do I erase it? She did not reset the computer because there are pictures I wanted. Thanks...

Do I need to put the photos I want on an external drive and reset the computer? She is no longer a user.

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1.) Backup the content you wish to keep from your mother to external hard drive (flash drive as well). Then wipe and start fresh.
2.) If there are programs as well you want to keep and she did not supply the original installation media it'd be easier to get a clean slate by making a new user on the computer and setting yourself as an admin. Whether or not you then go in and remove her old account is up to you.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4600

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Anonymous UUID:                    83E37560-8776-403F-9196-2DE4E7ED912C
Thu Jan 8 00:30:35 2015
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0x4e6ea1d8 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0)
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0x4e6ea438 : 0xb0e2b5 (0x9b5d004 0xaa45004 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea478 : 0x9dde7c (0x9b5d004 0xaa45004 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea518 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea6c8 : 0x9dc58f (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x4e6ea6f8)
0x4e6ea798 : 0xc9feae (0xc1d0004a 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c)
0x4e6ea808 : 0xcaf734 (0xaeae400 0x983ea80 0x8 0x3)
0x4e6ea828 : 0xcd4322 (0x983ea80 0xb 0x4e6ea848 0x2345f4)
0x4e6ea858 : 0xcd4b3d (0xabcf000 0x0 0x4e6ea87c 0x0)
0x4e6ea888 : 0xcb4d79 (0xabcf000 0x7d729080 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea8d8 : 0xc76d0c (0x462af000 0x0 0x0 0x3)
0x4e6ea948 : 0xc7640f (0x462af000 0x0 0x2 0x3)
0x4e6ea978 : 0xc6c05f (0x462af000 0x0 0x2 0x4653a000)
0x4e6eaab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x4653a000 0x1 0x4e6eabcc 0x4e6eabc8)
0x4e6eab68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x4653a000 0x1 0x4e6eabcc 0x4e6eabc8)
0x4e6eabe8 : 0x56da06 (0x4653a000 0x0 0x4e6eae3c 0x4e6eac74)
0x4e6eac38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x4653a000 0xa725088 0x1)
0x4e6eac88 : 0x56eb59 (0x4653a000 0x10 0x4e6eacd0 0x0)
0x4e6eada8 : 0x286638 (0x4653a000 0x10 0xa725088 0x1)
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0x4e6ebef8 : 0x216f84 (0xa725000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ebf78 : 0x295c57 (0x97d72e8 0x0 0x0 0x0)
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
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USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
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USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
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USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3
------------end----------
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